Legal vacation is for lawyers to rest, not for heavy trials — Atta Akyea on absence from Adu-Boahene case
The lead counsel for former National Signals Bureau boss Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, has defended skipping Tuesday’s court sitting, insisting his absence was a deliberate stand rooted in what he believes the legal vacation is meant for, and not an attempt to dodge the trial. Speaking to TV3, Samuel Atta Akyea […]
Samuel Atta Akyea, lead counsel for former National Signals Bureau boss Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, has defended his absence from Tuesday’s court sitting by stating that the legal vacation period is not intended for high-profile criminal cases but rather for lawyers to rest and handle emergencies. Atta Akyea argued that virtual hearings have made it unnecessary for lawyers to appear in person for urgent applications, and questioned why some cases are singled out to continue during the vacation.
The Accra High Court has given Adu-Boahene and his wife six days to show up with their lawyers for the case to continue on August 17, warning that if they fail, they’ll have to personally cross-examine the fourth prosecution witness themselves.
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